hard pounding

[Kenneth W. Burton]

	Jim and all,
	I have been studying and experimenting with different hammer
techniques for quite a few years (as perhaps we all have) and I feel that
the biggest problem in tuning technique is getting the pin to turn in the
block without turning too far.
	I realize that every piano is different but does anyone have a new
effective way of overcoming this "static friction" in order to move the
pins in smaller steps?

	Ken Burton "Doctor Piano" Calgary Alberta

On Sat, 11 Apr 1998, JIMRPT wrote:

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> In a message dated 4/11/98 8:07:46 PM, cpstout@KCI.NET wrote:
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> <<"String rendering determines just how well the piano will stay in tune,
> given both time and how much fortissimo playing is done">>
> 
> cpstout;
>  Good observation.  I suppose a piano whose strings render well is just as
> easy to 'knock' out of tune as it is to 'knock' in tune huh?
> So do we want a piano whose strings render well when tuning and are 'sticky'
> when being played ?......There you go Del, another challenge for you :-).
>   Hammer technique, both tuning and action, changes from piano to piano,
> wouldn't you say CP ?
> Some hammer techniques I use are:
> Bump and grind-- hard hammer blow and easy movement of T hammer
> Bump and Bump-- hard hammer blow and bump of T hammer
> Glide--firm hammer blow and smooth continuous movement of T hammer
> Jerky-firm hammer blow and small jerky (impact like) T hammer movements
> Plead-- hard hammer blow and massive, quick, movement of pin
> Tease- On really nice tuning instruments (final pass) just kinda promise to
> move the pin :-)
>   There are probably many, many, variations that each of you use and again in
> the final analysis it comes down to what works best for us, individually, Huh?
> Maybe none of the above fits what you can recall doing....but be honest now,
> aren't we 'all' way too familiar with the Plead technique??? :-(
> Jim Bryant (FL)
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